Award-winning collaborators Jaime and Tia describe
life as a small studio and explain what it takes to
survive in a very big business.

10.00am

Curtis Jobling, Illustrator/Designer/Writer
From the page to the screen - getting a project green lit

Animex has been privileged to witness the
development of a brand new TV show over the last
few years. Designed and conceived by Curtis
Jobling, Frankenstein's Cat has gone from children's
book to being one of the most eagerly anticipated
TV shows for many years. Catch an exclusive
glimpse of what's in the can!

10.45am

Break

11.00am

Tim Searle, Animation Director/Producer
Survival in British Animation

Tim has been working in animation since leaving
college in 1989. Using plenty of clips, Tim will plot
his career in comedy animation and hopes to shed
some light on how he's somehow managed to
survive the UK animation scene.

11.45am

Claire Jennings, Independent Producer
Being a Producer

Fresh from working as Executive Producer on the
Oscar winning feature Wallace and Gromit: Curse of
the Were Rabbit, Claire Jennings, in conversation
with Paul Wells, will discuss just what it takes
to work as a producer in the cut throat world
of animated feature films.

12.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm

Chris Burn, Double Negative Visual Effects
Compositing

Double Negative has become one of the largest
special effects houses in the UK and has an
impressive credits list. Chris will give an insight into
the work required to create stunning visual effects
for cinema.

2.15pm

Eamonn Butler, Double Negative Visual Effects
Animation

Eamonn has an incredible CV with credits including
some of the most popular films ever made at Disney
Feature Animation. As a recent addition to the team
at Double Negative and Head of Animation, Eamonn
explains his role at the studio and how he is helping
to broaden the scope of their work.

3.00pm

Break

3.15pm

Andy Lomas, Computer Graphics at Framestore CFC

After stints at ESC Studios and Dreamworks, Andy
has recently returned to Framestore CFC as Head
of Computer Graphics. As an alumnus of the
University of Teesside, Animex is especially proud
to welcome Andy back to talk about the recent work
of the studio where he began his career.

4.00pm

The Big Finish

For the finale of Animex this year there's a speakers
summit! Your last chance to ask that question of
all questions to one or all of our prestigious panel.
This session will be chaired by Professor Paul Wells
and will make sure Animex 2007 signs off with a
bang!